OSHA Inspection: ROMERO WOOD

Issued

Oct 18, 2019

Abate by

Nov 1, 2019

Penalty

Initial $319 · Current $319

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1903.19(d)(1): The employer did not submit to the Agency documents demonstrating that abatement is complete for each willful or repeat violation and for any serious violation for which the Agency indicates in the citation that such abatement documentation is required.  (a)  The employer failed to provide documentation to the Agency demonstrating that abatement is completed for the serious violations that were issued by the Agency.

Issued

Aug 23, 2019

Abate by

Aug 29, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,978 · Current $3,978

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee(s) engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels were not protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system, nor were employee(s) provided with an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b):   (a) At the worksite located at 513 E. Sumner St., Hartford, WI, the employer did not ensure that employees were using fall protection when conducting roofing work on a residential building, thereby exposing workers to fall hazards.

Issued

Aug 23, 2019

Abate by

Aug 29, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee potentially exposed to fall hazards to enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards:  (a) At the worksite located at 513 E. Sumner St., Hartford, WI, the employer did not ensure employees were trained in recognizing fall hazards and implementing fall protection when conducting roofing work on a residential building, thereby exposing workers to fall hazards.

Issued

Aug 23, 2019

Abate by

Aug 29, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,273 · Current $2,273

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Where portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder's length allows, the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed:  (a) At the worksite located at 513 E. Sumner St., Hartford, WI, the employer did not ensure a ladder used for access was at least 3 feet above the landing surface, exposing workers to fall hazards.

Issued

Aug 23, 2019

Abate by

Aug 29, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(4): Ladder(s) were used for purposes other than the purpose for which they were designed:  (a) At the worksite located at 513 E. Sumner St., Hartford, WI, the employer did not ensure an adequate ladder was used for access. Workers were using a step ladder in the closed position for access, thereby exposing workers to fall hazards.

Issued

Aug 23, 2019

Abate by

Aug 29, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(12): Ladders used where the employee or the ladder could contact exposed energized electrical equipment did not have nonconductive side rails:  (a) At the worksite located at 513 E. Sumner St., Hartford, WI, the employer did not ensure a ladder with nonconductive side rails was used near an energized power line, thereby exposing workers to electric shock hazards.

Issued

Aug 23, 2019

Abate by

Aug 29, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, were not protected by protective helmets:  (a) At the worksite located at 513 E. Sumner St., Hartford, WI, the employer did not ensure workers were using head protection when exposed to overhead objects, thereby exposing workers to struck-by hazards.